Rules 2022
- 8 players in a team (If you are one short then one randomly selected team member may bat twice)
- 8 overs per side
- Pink senior sized Windball will be provided
- Players that have not played hard ball cricket before
Batting
- Each pair bats for 2 overs
- Lose 5 runs and swap ends when out
- 1 run for hitting the side walls or wall behind the keeper
- 2 runs every time the batters run, 3 if run and ball hits walls
- Back wall scores 6 along the ground and 4 in the air
- No LBW unless batter deliberately kicks the ball away, in which case a warning is given first and if this happens again, batter is given out.
Bowling/Fielding
- 5 bowlers should bowl
- Maximum of 2 overs per bowler
- Wides / No Ball - 3 runs to the batting side. Not re-bowled unless it is the last over
- Last over – 6 good balls need to be bowled
Points for league
- 4 points for a win; 1 point for a tie
- In the event of 2 or more teams being level at the end of the season, the following will decide placings:
- The team which takes the most wickets
- The team that scores the most runs
